Economic and Ecological Benefits on the Implementation of Integrated Water Allocation in the Yellow River

Integrated water allocation in the Yellow River has played an important role in maintaining the healthy life of the Yellow River and realizing its functionally unabated flow. After the integrated water allocation, the average surface water consumption in the Yellow River Basin decreased 46*108 m3, the average annual benefits reached 12.643 billion Yuan, and the GDP accumulatively increased 3504*108 Yuan. The Yellow River has flowed unabated for 10 successive years, and the eco-environmental water consumption in the lower reaches during the non-flood season has increased 14.6*108 m3, which guaranteed the base flow of the Yellow River